In English
Devotion has been reduced to a pompous show
The Lord is ever ready to answer the prayers of the devotees. But what passes for "devotion" nowadays is only "deep ocean" (submergence in the ocean of worldly life). People talk about the "Divine," but are interested only in "deep wine." They talk of "compassion," but are concerned only with "fashion." They mouth the word "Co-operation," but indulge only in "operation." Devotion has been reduced to a pompous show. True knowledge can come only when one is confronted with an extreme moral crisis. This was the situation faced when he was placed between the two opposing armies. faced a similar crisis when he learnt he had only one week to live. It is at times of such crisis that one thinks of God and seeks Divine help.